That's not what he's talking about, Jane. (Note: This doesn't apply to
WinXP, which already has an almost permanent Open With menu.)

When a file has a defined association (filetype), the right-click
Context Menu doesn't show the Open With menu. You can add things to the
Context menu--say, three types of text editors for TXT files--or use
your Send To trick, but if you want to use an application for a
pre-associated file that isn't permanently listed in the Context Menu
(or Send To sub-menu), you have to hold down the Shift key while
right-clicking to force the Open With menu. What the OP wants is to
always have the Open With menu available.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
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"jane" wrote in message
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Hi jackson,
Here is an example based on something simple, Notepad.
Go to c:\windows folder, right click on Notepad, then Copy,
then under the Windows Tree you will find a folder called 'Send To'.
Paste Notepad in there and voila, its now on your right click menu.

regards Jane

"jackson" wrote in message
...
Many centuries ago I once knew (due to the graciousness of a poster
in a
forum such as this), a way to add the "open with" so it appears any
time
you
right click on a file. It's been so long since I've need that info
I've
forgotten how to do it. Can anyone provide that procedure - I'm
thinking
it
was a registry edit but I just can't remember.

TIA!